Mangled hands, crushed feet and deformities like Congenital Talipes Equino Varus (CTEV – commonly known as club foot) have posed complex challenges to surgeons the world over. While external fixation has made rapid advancements in the management of open injuries and correction of deformities of long bones, there has been a perceptible void in the development of mini fixator systems which contribute to the comprehensive management of trauma and deformities of the hands and feet. The UMEX – Universal Mini External Fixator System – has evolved over more than a decade of research, clinical application and constant refinement by a team of Indian Orthopaedic Surgeons and Engineers and is now gaining increasing acceptance from paediatric, hand and plastic surgeons in various countries across the world for applications ranging from correction of congenital deformities, hand fractures and maxillofacial injuries.